Indian court accuses Haryana’s BJP state government of “ethnic cleansing” after it targets Muslims in bulldozer rampage
By Martina Inessa, Kranti Kumara The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the north Indian state of Haryana went on a rampage from August 3 to 6, ordering the bulldozing of more than 1,200 Muslim homes and shops. While the demolitions occurred in many of the state’s towns and villages, they were
Forcing a rape victim to child birth is against ‘constitutional philosophy’, SC holds
By Staff Writer The Supreme Court of India (SC) today (21) held that forcing a rape victims to child birth is against "constitutional philosophy", and allowed the plea of an Adivasi woman to terminate pregnancy after 27 weeks of the foetus. The SC was hearing an urgent appeal from an order from
Leaked inquiry report into aborted Australian #MeToo trial deepens legal crisis
By Cheryl Crisp The leaking of the report from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Board of Inquiry into the Criminal Justice System held to investigate the conduct of one of the most highly publicised #MeToo rape trials in Australia has intensified, rather than ameliorated, the crisis surrounding the case. The trial
Corruption and criminality of the Supreme Court most right-wing Judge Clarence Thomas exposed
By Patrick Martin An investigative report published Wednesday by Pro Publica outlines the utterly corrupt lifestyle of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The most right-wing of the nine justices, the most consistent advocate of the interests of the super-rich and enemy of democratic rights, has lived like a billionaire throughout his
UK’s withering democratic space
Staff Writer A report, published in early August, by two think-tanks of the United Kingdom details about the withering democratic space of the country for years, under the successive Tories and Labour governments. Titled 'Defending our democratic space: A call to action', the report has been prepared by the Sheila McKechnie
US’ Credit Crunch: the fall in money supply since 2022 the largest since Great Depression
By Ryan McMaken Money supply growth fell again in June, remaining deep in negative territory after turning negative in November 2022 for the first time in twenty-eight years. June's drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years. Since April 2021, money supply
Supreme Court sanctions survey of 400 yr old Mosque to find a Hindu Temple underneath
By Staff Writer A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, on Friday (4), upheld an Allahabad high court order allowing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct an investigation of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, which had been permitted by the local district court. The bench, including Chief
SC says Gandhi’s conviction affects his right to continue in public life and his electorate’s right to represent their constituency
By Staff Writer Last Friday (4), the Supreme Court of India (SC) suspended Congress Party (CP) leader and former Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi's defamation conviction, allowing him to return to parliament and contest national elections next year. Gandhi was convicted in March this year for allegedly having sarcastically quarried why
Donald Trump arraigned on felony charges, not on the attempt to overthrow the government by force
By Staff Writer Yesterday, August 3, former US President Donald Trump was arraigned on four felony charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The charges stem from his efforts to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to block the certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory and
Sri Lanka Constitution – 45 Years On: The Consolidation of Authoritarianism in the service of capital
By Sanjaya Jayasekera This is the speech delivered by the writer on August 1, 2023, in celebration of World Constitution Day, organized by worldconstitutiondy.org, which is sponsored by the International Bundesbrief Society. The video link is also available on their website. https://youtu.be/kptPgTTyVJE I wish you all a wonderful World Constitution Day, 2023! To celebrate